... considerations, but little ofthe existing analysis is very relevant WhatistheEconomicValueof Quality Teachers? An alternative way to think ofthe salaries for teachers is to consider the derived demand ... s.d of performance by the end of their schooling, depending on the bounds ofthe teacher quality estimates These estimates ofthe importance of teacher quality permit some calculations ofwhat ... this is not yet the full impact ofthe above average teacher The impact on one student is replicated across all ofthe other students in the class Thus, calculation ofthe impact of a teacher depends...
... impact on theeconomicvalueof wind as modeled in this analysis At high penetration levels, the marginal economicvalueof wind is found to exceed thevalueof PV and CSP without thermal storage ... estimating long-run economic value, and identifies previous studies oftheeconomicvalueof variable renewables The majority ofthe existing literature that covers theeconomicvalueof variable generation ... inappropriate is that theeconomicvalueof a unit of energy depends on the time when the energy is generated, or more specifically, the conditions ofthe power market during that time Thevalueof energy,...
... spouse (whether US born or naturalized) is associated with higher naturalization rates Barry R Chiswick and Paul W Miller, “Citizenship in the United States: The Roles ofTheEconomicValueof Citizenship ... in their country of origin A number of studies support this hypothesis, although the effects of dual citizenship laws appear to be relatively small in comparison with other factors that shape naturalization ... TheEconomicValueof Citizenship for Immigrants in the United States Migration Policy Institute III WhatIstheEconomicValueof Naturalization? Given that citizenship both signals the integration...
... One way of answering this question is to reflect on the goal of aesthetic science The psychologist Rolf Reber recently suggested that “art theorists… define the criterion ofwhatthe [aesthetic] ... experience is expected to be; scientists… provide a test of whether this criterion is fulfilled.”2 Or consider the case of neuroaesthetics This new branch of empirical aesthetics is often defined as the ... monthly honorarium from the Society The editor is responsible for the content ofthe journal The editor is a member ofthe Board of Trustees ofthe Society and serves on the Executive Committee...
... seen, there may be several distinct derivations that generate the same parse tree The probability of a parse tree T is thus the sum ofthe probabilities of its distinct derivations Let tid be the ... subtree in the derivation d that produces tree T, then the probability of T is given by P(T) = ΣdΠi P(tid) Thus the DOP1 model considers counts of subtrees of a wide range of sizes in computing the ... corpussubtree t is converted into a context-free rule r where the lefthand side of r corresponds to the root label of t and the righthand side of r corresponds to the frontier labels of t Indices link the...
... them from having to purchase these items in the marketplace The second isthe health benefit—savings in medical costs—due to the beneficial aspects of exercise in the parks And the third isthe ... entering the atmosphere For instance, the externality valueof a short ton of carbon monoxide is $870; the externality valueofthe same amount of sulfur dioxide is $1,500.) 13 PARK VALUE IN ... average of 35 percent of every tourist dollar is profit to the local economy (the rest isthe passthrough cost of doing business), the citizenry’s collective increase in wealth from parkbased tourism...
... pathogenesis and pathogen time-courses The number of components [7,36] that can be modeled is smaller than in discrete models because ofthe increase in the number of parameters The state ofthe variables ... compatible with the existing experimental knowledge on the pathogenesis The distribution ofthe parameter values for each immune component in the model tells us about its role in the pathogenesis Recent ... 1), the deterministic (noise-free) framework is most frequently used at the cellular level As the number of components included in a model increases, so does the number of parameters, and the value...
... Conclusion The customer’s overall cloud health starts with an assessment ofvalueThe assessment ofvalueof cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of ... assessing cloud value AMS isthe paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion ... simple as a mouse-trap The complication is that for most customers they already have an IT investment So the assessment of cloud value will involve a comparison between what other IT investments...
... a role in the aetiology ofthe disease itself [44] Disease stage and phase of therapy In PSV, and especially in SVV, the therapeutic approach usually consists of an induction of remission and ... and higher GC doses, are utilised Furthermore, in SVV the selection of drugs depends on the stage ofthe disease: in the localised and early systemic stage - that is, disease without threatened ... PCP incidence of 6% in a cohort of 180 WG patients PCP occurred during induction of remission Estimating the risk of PCP during induction of remission is further complicated as therapeutic strategies...
... control, and statistical processes to evaluate the impact of initiatives [123] A strength of this review was the quality appraisal of reporting excellence using the newly established SQUIRE guidelines ... management of missing data (n = 10) Only one-half ofthe authors contextualized findings within existing literature The weakest section of reporting across studies was planning ofthe interventions, ... provider and system outcomes This review revealed that the foci within each ofthe dimensions of quality, the interventions implemented by teams, the composition of teams, and the context in which initiatives...
... the conception and design ofthe study and manuscript revision JK was involved in the design and statistical analysis ofthe study MS conceived and coordinated the study and was involved in the ... patients in the present study; instead, we observed whether abnormalities on the CXRs led to a change in therapy We believe that this is a more accurate way to determine thevalueofthe daily ... ultrasound ofthe thorax in case of pleural effusion on the CXR, start or change in medication (diuretics); insertion of a pleural drain; and repositioning of devices in the case of malposition of medical...
... see And what about this one? This is a paid theme What you just said makes it sound like paid themes aren't needed Is this a bad theme?" "No, it's a wonderful theme," the old man said "This person ... domain name," the old man said "While the words don't make sense, they have a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow with the blog." "I see And what about this one? This one is long, ... Brothers, The Lord ofthe Rings by J R R Tolkien, The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo, Star Wars by George Lucas, The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher...
... costs ofthe current system While none of these solutions is likely to work in the immediate term, each merits further discussion Adoption of a currency board This method has worked for other ... unique history, it is unlikely that Cambodian government of cials will be able to build enough confidence in the riel to suppress the use ofthe U.S dollar and of gold as the prevailing means of exchange ... unfairness ofthe terms and the cycle of debt they produced created animosity Farmers kept only small sums of money to purchase essentials at village markets There was some fear of theft, but for the...
... where q isthe output, xi isthe level of input I, α i isthe output elasticity of input I, A is a constant, and where N isthe number of inputs The Cobb-Douglas production function isthe most ... part of this chapter uses the estimates from regressions using the number of employees as the basis of discussion ofthe results When conducting cross-sectional analysis, heteroskedasticity is often ... Yin, Ph.D The University of Texas at Austin, 2002 Supervisors: Andrew B Whinston & Anitesh Barua This dissertation consists of three essays that address the issue ofthe business valueof Information...
... earnings of $38,000 (See Tables 12-13) l Majors with the Lowest Earnings at the 25th Percentile Another way to understand thevalueof a major is by the earnings at the 25th percentile From this perspective: ... Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction • Introduction When considering the question of whether earning a college degree is worth the investment in these uncertain economic times, here is ... (%) The ACS data are best used to discuss distributional characteristics ofthe underlying population However, we also include the number of degree holders to provide the reader with an ‘order of...
... εicgbt (24) where X is a vector of controls, B the vector of behaviors, ε isthe error term, i denotes the individual, c the country, t the year ofthe interview, g gender, and b isthe birth cohort ... males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically significant ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother and the father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal component...
... of microfinance (Bateman 2010) Synthesise what these studies tell us about: a The impact of microfinance on the incomes ofthe poor b The impact of microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth of ... this study therefore retains its status as a high quality evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis ... incomes (and there are plenty of opportunities for this failure to occur), then the number of MFIs is likely to increase The proliferation of MFIs may therefore be a symptom ofthe failure of micro-credit...
... run high in the area ofthe free movement of goods.22 All of these three aspects feature in the trio of spectacular cases on the use of goods,23 which form the subject-matter of this 20 See LAURENCE ... to the market for the product concerned It is therefore, in my view, preferable to examine measures of that kind in the light ofthe Treaty rules rather than to remove them from the scope ofthe ... within the European Union II PARADISE REGAINED? The first ofthe cases under discussion to come to judgment was Commission v Portugal,99 a decision ofthe Third Chamber ofthe ECJ In a model of orthodox...
... NOTICE: The project that isthe subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... for those who wish to conduct further research on the influence ofthe NSES This publication includes a summary ofthe workshop, the five commissioned review papers, a master list of all references...